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MINUTES - January 11, 2000
CALL TO ORDER Chair J. Watson called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M.
ATTENDANCE Board members present: L. Cohen, P, Horley, P. Farrant,
and J. Watson; member absent: J. Stratton. Staff
present: Legal Counsel C. Pugh and PCRB Assistant S.
Bauer. Lt. M. Johnson was also in attendance.
CONSENT
CALENDAR Motion by P. Hoffey and seconded by J. Stratton to
adopt the Consent Calendar. Motion carried, 5/0, all
members present.
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL None
NEW BUSINESS None
OLD BUSINESS Plans for Meeting with C!ty, Council
Discussion was held regarding a joint informal meeting
with the City Council. The Board would review the
purpose and goals of the PCRB, give a summary of
activities and accomplishments in 1999, and discuss
some issues of concern to the Board. Vice Chair P.
Farrant and Chair J. Watson would meet with the City
Manager and the Mayor prior to the meeting with Council
to decide upon a specific agenda for the joint meeting.
Chair Watson will correspond with the Mayor, requesting
this meeting.
The Board's concerns/issues could include:
· those outlined in the most recent Annual Report.
· the sunset clause in the ordinance
· the PCRB budget
Chair Watson will put in outline form the issues the Board
wishes to take to the Mayor and the City Manager.
The Board also discussed methods to bring the new
Council members "up to speed" on the PCRB. Further
discussion was deferred until the next meeting.
In response to the Chair's inquiry regarding data
collection on race-based traffic stops, Lt. Johnson did not
know, but said he will have the answer provided to the
Board by the Chief.
Report Writing Process
P. Farrant reiterated the reason the Board decided to
change its report-writing process was because it didn't
appear that everybody was up to speed, and the
modification in the new process was designed to provide
everybody with the same analysis before the report was
written. A team of two will prepare a report, a writer and
an editor; all Board members will be involved in the
report-writing. The new report writing process will be
refined after more reports have been completed.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION None
MEETING SCHEDULE
· Regular Meeting January 11, 2000, 7:00 P.M.
· Special Meeting January 25, 2000, 7:00 P.M.
· Regular Meeting February 8, 2000, 7:00 P.M. (Chair
Watson will be absent.)
· Special Meeting February 22, 2000, 7:00 P.M.
BOARD INFORMATION None.
STAFF INFORMATION None.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION Motion by J. Statton and seconded by P. Hoffey to
adjourn into Executive Session based on Section 21.5
(1)(a) of the Code of Iowa to review or discuss records
which are required or authorized by state or federal law
to be kept confidential or to be kept confidential as a
condition for that government body's possession or
continued receipt of federal funds, and 22.7(11) personal
information in confidential personnel records of public
bodies including but not limited to cities, boards of
supervisors and school districts, and 22.7(5) police
officer investigative reports, except where disclosure is
authorized elsewhere in the Code; and 22.7(18)
Communications not required by law, rule or procedure
that are made to a government body or to any of its
employees by identified persons outside of government,
to the extent that the government body receiving those
communications from such persons outside of
government could reasonably believe that those persons
would be discouraged from making them to that
government body if they were available for general public
examination. Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
Open session adjourned at 7:40 P.M.
REGULAR
SESSION Regular meeting resumed at 7:50 P.M.
Motion by P. Hoffey and seconded by L. Cohen to grant a
30-day extension to the Chief, to January 27, 2000, to
complete the Chief's Report on PCRB Complaint #99-05.
Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
Staff was directed to draft a letter to Chief Winkelhake
requesting a copy of the case file, videotapes, and any
other related information regarding PCRB Complaint
#99-10.
ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by L. Cohen and seconded by J.
Stratton. Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
Meeting adjourned at 7:52.